Hair dyeing and bleaching device



Oct. 20, 1953 M. PETlTTA HAIR DYEING AND BLEACHING DEVICE Filed July 5,1952 mm w a .P m m Patented Oct. 20, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 6Claims.

The present invention .relates to a device for use in dyeing orbleaching hair on a scalp.

The principal object of this invention is to provide a novel andimproved device for dyeing or bleaching a few strands of hair and isparticularly adapted for use where it is desired to have a lock of hair,usually at the front of the head, dyed or bleached to a color which isin contrast with the rest of the hair.

Another object hereof is to provide a new and improved tool of thecharacter mentioned, which is cheap to manufacture, easy to use andefiicient in carrying out the purposes for which it is designed.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent as this disclosureproceeds.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, similarcharacters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Fig. 1 is an exploded pictorial view showing the components of apreferred embodiment of this invention.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the slitted-cap.

Fig. 3 is a central longitudinal section of the device shown in Fig. 1(minus the closure cap or cork). The hooked needle is shown positionedthrough the tubular member with its hook outwardly of the slitted cap,engaging a few strands of hair which are to be treated.

Fig. 4 is a similar view showing said strands being drawn into thetubular member.

Fig. 5 is a similar view showing said strands within such tube and thetube corked after the introduction of a dye or bleach solution therein.

In the drawings, the numeral l5 designates a tubular member which ispreferably of glass or of a transparent rigid plastic which is notattacked by hair dye or bleach solutions. On one end, said tube l5carries a soft rubber cap or closure l6, and for its other end I providea cap or cork I! which I use later. Across the axis line of the tube I5,the cap I6 is slitted as at l8. These slits are normally closed, butpermit the hooked end of the needle l9 to be passed therethroughupwardly through said tube l5. The device as shown in Fig. 2, is nowplaced near the scalp 20, so that the hook of needle l9 shall engage afew strands of hair 2| of the scalp region to be treated. Now, upondrawing said hooked needle downwardly into and finally out of thetubular member 15, said hair strands 2| will lie in said tube and extendout of its open end; said tube l5 being of shorter length than the hair.The ends of the said hair strands 2| are now taken in hand and the tubepushed up therealong so that the rubber cap I6 lies on the scalp.

Though hair strands lie through the slits l8, forv all practicalpurposes, such slits are closed upon withdrawal of the needle therefrom.Now I use the needle to push the ends of the hair strands back into thetube l5, and when so done, I introduce a quantity of hair dye or bleachsolution into the tube 15 and apply the closure cork or cap I! as inFig. 4. Progress of the dyeing action can be viewed through the tube l5if transparent, or a predetermined time is let pass and then the deviceis easily pulled off the treated hair strands without spilling any ofthe excess dye material, and in fact any dye solution remaining free onthe hair, is squeezed therefrom into the tubular member as said strandspass the walls of the slit or slits [8.

A number of these devices are applied so as to simultaneously treat theentire lock of hair to be dyed or bleached. As mentioned, an eye droppermay be used to introduce the needed solution into the tubular member l5.

If desired, the device may also be used to isolate roots of hairs whichneed retouching, and shield the rest of such hairs from any dye whichmay be applied to the roots. It is evident that such hairs, a few at atime, can be drawn through the cap I6 with the aid of the hooked needleIS, with the tube 16 present or absent. Such slitted cap l6 can be slidalong said strands it is mounted on, to expose only the new-grown rootportion, thereby shielding the remainder of the lengths of such hairstrands from dye applied by brush or dab onto the root portion.

When the opening in the member i6 is a slit or intersecting slits 18 asshown, the lips of the slit or slits serve as means to automaticallyclose such opening, otherwise some separate means to accomplish closureis needed, even if manually operable so as to effect closure of the tubel5 at the scalp.

It might also be noted that the cap or cork I! may be dispensed with, ifthe device filled with hair and solution, is held upright by hand orotherwise.

This invention is capable of numerous forms and various applicationswithout departing from the essential features herein disclosed. It istherefore intended and desired that the embodiment shown herein shall bedeemed illustrative and not restrictive and that the patent shall coverall patentable novelty herein set forth; reference being had to thefollowing claims rather than to the specific description herein toindicate the scope of this invention.

I claim:

1. A device for bringing hair strands extending from a scalp into aconfining space wherein said strands may be subjected to a dye,comprising a tube, a member of resilient material mounted on one end ofthe tube and having a closable aperture which when closed will closesaid tube end and an elongated member having a hook thereon, positionedthrough said aperture whereby the resilient member is between said hookand the other end of said tube; said hook being adapted for engagementwith hair strands on a scalp and when so engaged, said elongated membermay be pulled into said tube whereupon the engaged hair a;

her being movably mounted through the tube and said aperture formovement in one direction for strands are pulled into the tube.

2. A device as defined in claim 1, including a closure means on theother end of the tube to close said tube end after dye solution isintroduced into the tube.

3. A device as defined in claim 1, wherein the mentioned aperture is aslit.

5. A device as defined in claim 1, wherein the tube is transparentwhereby the dyeing progress may be observed.

6. A device for positioning strands of hair extending from a scalp intoa confining space wherein said strands may be subjected to treatment,comprising a tube, a cap of resilient material mounted on one end ofsaid tube and having an aperture normally biased to closed position bythe inherent resiliency of the material thereof and an elongated memberhaving a hook thereon for engagement with strands of hair; saidmemengagement by the hook of strands of hair and for movement in theopposite direction with the strands of hair so engaged, for positioningthe engaged strands within said tube.

MARIO PE'I'ITTA.

4. A device as defined in claim 1 wherein the 20 mentioned aperturecomprises intersecting slits.

No references cited.

